Occupational Hazard ManagementModule Details

Rationale

Occupational hazards pose a significant threat to healthcare workers' health and well-being. This course equips students with the knowledge and skills to identify, assess, and control these hazards, promoting a safe and healthy work environment. Understanding the link between workplace factors and employee health is crucial for effective healthcare management. This course fosters this understanding, enabling students to contribute to improved health outcomes for both patients and staff. Sustainable and efficient health and safety management systems are essential for healthcare organisations. This course introduces students to these systems, preparing them to implement and maintain them effectively.

The course aims to develop students' competence in occupational hazard management within the healthcare sector, enabling them to identify, assess, and control workplace hazards and promote a safe and healthy work environment.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course students will be expected to:
(i)    Identify occupational hazards in a healthcare environment.
(ii)   Assess occupational hazards in a healthcare environment.
(iii)  Develop preventive measures to minimise health risks in healthcare workplaces.
(iv)  Implement preventive measures to minimize health risks in healthcare workplaces.
(v)   Evaluate the effectiveness of health and safety programs in healthcare settings.